Individuals adapt how they punish social norm violations through social observation
These findings provide initial evidence that metanorms can be shaped through social learning, opening new research directions to explore how this process varies across cultures, demographic groups and real-world social contexts.
Authors
- Élise Désilets (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7438-5682)
- Sébastien Hétu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5323-931X)
- Benoit Brisson
- Aude Cossette-Toutant
- Karolanne Balleux
Institutions
- Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (CA)
- Université de Montréal (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychology
- Published
- 2026-01-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1668877
- Primary Topic
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Santé